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The Chamber of Mines, which is already in conflict with the government over the recently released Mining Charter, has raised objections to the charter being given the status of law in the Mineral Petroleum and Resources Development Amendment Act (MPRDA). Read More

On Friday, diplomats and business – from both the private and public sectors – will descend on Nasrec outside Soweto, to attend the public segments of the ANC’s policy conference. Read More

In a rare show of unity, the country’s biggest labour federation, Cosatu, and Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) have called for urgent action against state capture and "other elements" threatening economic stability in SA. Read More

Last week, Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane released the mining charter which increased the black ownership target to 30%. Read More

The Chamber of Mines on Monday lodged legal papers in an urgent application to stop Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane from implementing the new Mining Charter. Read More

The new Mining Charter was destined to end up in court. On Monday, the Chamber of Mines filed papers that tore into the controversial plan. Read More

The Chamber of Mines says the Department of Mineral Resources negotiated in ‘bad faith’ by producing a third iteration of the charter with elements it had never seen. Read More

The Chamber of Mines of South Africa said it had applied for an urgent interdict to stop the implementation of the Mining Charter which it styled “… a most egregious case of regulatory overreach”. Read More

Populist rhetoric is drowning out much of the good work being done to try to restore clarity to the South African situation. Read More

Banks will simply stop financing BEE deals if industry is 'uninvestable' Read More